Synonyms: juvenile kyphosis, Scheuermann's kyphosis, juvenile discogenic disease
Scheuermann's disease, first described in 1920, is one of the adolescent osteochondroses. It is essentially osteochondrosis of the thoracic vertebral bodies which leads to wedge-shaped vertebrae.1It involves both the vertebrae and the discs.2 It causes increased kyphosis, poor posture and backache. It is the most common cause of structural kyphosis in adolescents.3 4
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/orthopaedics/scheuermanns-disease